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District List: NYC Core Curriculum 1st - Social Studies
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You Can Count On Me!
by Joanne MatternPeople count on good citizens to make America a great country. In this inspiring nonfiction book, readers will learn what they can do to be good citizens, what leaders do to help citizens, and what rules good citizens follow. The appealing images, supportive text, and helpful table of contents, glossary, and index work together to keep readers informed and engaged from cover to cover.
Who's in a Family?
by Robert Skutch and Laura NienhausFamily is important, but who's in a family? Why, the people who love you the most! This equal opportunity, open-minded picture book has no preconceptions about what makes a family a family. There's even equal time given to some of children's favorite animal families. With warm and inviting jewel-tone illustrations, this is a great book for that long talk with a little person on your lap.
Whose Tools are These
by Sharon Katz CooperThis book introduces the child to number of tools used by people of various professions.
Where Do I Live?
by Neil Chesanow and Ann W. IosaChildren will gain a whole new understanding of the world we live in with this fun, first-look at geography. This engaing picture book is like a mini virtual globe for kids! Starting in their bedrooms, children will travel outside for a look around the streets of their neighborhood. Then, they'll zoom out for a bird's eye view of their town, city, suburb, and countryside. They'll move out even further for a view of the states, the country, and the different continents. The next stop is space, for an exciting look at our solar sysem and universe! From there, they'll trace their way home again. A fun mini quiz in the back lets kids show off what they've learned about where they live.
What Happens At A Firehouse?
by Kathleen PohlWeekly Reader's first-grade pal, Buddy Bear, guides a behind-the-scenes tour at each of six important businesses that are found in almost every community. Designed to support the first-grade social studies curriculum, this series uses vivid, full-color photography and first-hand, expert information to show young readers the kinds of work people do at these familiar and fascinating places.
What Happens At A Bakery?
by Kathleen Pohl and Susan NationsDescribes what Mr. Lopez the baker does when he makes a birthday cake for a customer.
What Happens at a Vet's Office
by Amy HutchingsThis book describes in detail a visit to the vet’s clinic.
What Happens at a Supermarket? (Where people work)
by Amy HutchingsWhat Happens at a Supermarket? takes readers inside a supermarket to meet the workers who help people get their groceries.
What Happens at a Recycling Center
by Kathleen PohlThis book demonstrates how a recycling center operates.
What Happens at a Bike Shop?
by Kathleen PohlDescribes what Mr. Jensen, the owner of a bicycle shop, does at work, including helping a customer pick out a bicycle, and unpacking a new bicycle and putting the pieces together.
What Are Natural Resources?
by Nolan RobertThis eBook for Emerging Readers is an easy-to-use assessment tool in a series of 18 science and social studies titles. Teachers will be able to educate students on natural resources in today's world through full color photographs and easy-to-follow language.
What are Goods and Services?
by Carolyn AndrewsChildren are consumers, too, though they often do not realize it. This illustrated book helps youngsters understand the concepts of goods and services so that they recognize their role in the cycle of commerce.
What Are Citizens' Basic Rights?
by William David ThomasDescribes the civil rights guaranteed in the Constitution, especially the Bill of Rights, and discusses First Amendment rights, the rights of the accused, and the responsibilities of citizenship.
Vote!
by Katherine Scraper and Tara FunkWhy do people vote? Who can vote? Read about people who vote.
Travel In American History
by Dana Meachen RauAn account of the ways people travel-- from the earliest means to the most recent.
Toys, Games, and Fun in American History
by Dana Meachen RauTraces the changes in the way Americans have amused themselves and the growth of leisure time from colonial times to the present, and describes the technological and social developments behind these differences.
Sweet Music In Harlem
by Debbie A. Taylor and Frank MorrisonAn African-American boy unintentionally brings together all the neighbourhood's jazz musicians for a magazine photograph.
School Then and Now
by Robin NelsonThis book describes how school in the United States has changed through the years, including such topics as transportation, supplies, and subjects taught
School
by Sheila AndersonGive beginning readers a peek inside a school and familiarize them with the objects and people commonly found there. Color photos directly correspond to the simple text on each page.
Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
by Jason D. NemethLife as we know it would be impossible without water. Luckily for us and the other organisms with which we share our planet, Earth has so much water that it is sometimes known as "the water planet. " This engrossing volume describes where water can be found in its solid, liquid, and gaseous states. The book offers the details of Earth's water cycle and highlights the importance of both freshwater and salt water. It also tackles the unpleasant but pressing topic of water pollution. Readers will love the beautiful photographs of rivers, lakes, oceans, and more.
Peppe the Lamplighter
by Elisa BartoneA long time ago when there was no electricity and the streetlamps in Little Italy had to be lit by hand, Peppe lived in a tenement on Mulberry Street. His family was poor, and so, though he was just a boy, he needed to work. But a job as a lamplighter was not what his father had dreamed of for Peppe.
Pancakes, Pancakes!
by Eric Carle"Here's the flour," shouted Jack. "Let's make a pancake." But his mother said, "Now we need an egg." Jack went to the black hen and fed her some grain that had slipped into his pocket while he had been threshing. "Cluck, cluck," said the black hen and went inside the hen house. Then she said, "Cluck, cluck," once more and laid an egg. But eggs and flour aren't all that Jack's mother needs... Will Jack ever get a pancake to eat? Other books by this author are available in this library.
Our Natural Resources
by Audrey StewartOur Natural Resources is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.2.2 and Literacy.L.2.4b. Readers learn about America's different natural resources through full-page color photographs and narrative nonfiction text, as well as through a graphic organizer. This book should be paired with "America's Natural Resources" (9781477723616) from the Rosen Common Core Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.
One Smile
by Cindy McKinley and Mary Gregg ByrneEven the smallest acts of kindness can powerfully impact the lives of others. This truth is beautifully demonstrated as we follow the far-reaching effects of young Katie's innocent smile.
With this simple gesture, she ignites a circle of warmth that flows from person to person, touching the hearts and lives of people she may never even meet.
Cindy McKinley's enchanting story, brought to life by Mary Gregg Byrne's exquisite watercolor illustrations, will warm your heart with its timeless message. Children and adults alike will be inspired to pass One Smile on to everyone they meet.